I hope to incorporate many different evaluation strategies for my students. My goal is to link my evaluation strategies with the auditory, visual, and tactile modalities of learning. In addition to evaluating students via written tests and handouts for homework, I will also evaluate student understanding though lab practicals that allow students to demonstrate their understanding of application. I will also have the students work on independent projects that allow them to think outside the box (Using a video recorder, create a film that describes transcription of DNA, using any analogies you like).
During the quarter, the students will take two tests. Each test is one sixth of their final mark. The students will be evaluated on completed homework, which will be one sixth of their final mark.The students will conduct four investigative laboratory exercises and hand in respective lab reports. The lab reports will collectively be a third of the final mark. The students will also conduct an independent project of their choice, which will be one sixth of their final mark.
Based on outline above, I would like half of the final mark to be related to hands-on investigations (laboratory exercises and independent project). These exercises build on the students visual and tactile modalities of learning as well as critical thinking skills. I would like the hands on investigations and homework to be two-thirds of the final mark.
My coordinating teacher has a similar policy. A positive is that her curriculum is heavily focused on hands-on activities of application and critical thinking. A negative may be that the students may need more practice in taking tests, since that is how they will be evaluated by the state (NECAP).
Journal Entry: Assessment and Grading
AkashI hope to incorporate many different evaluation strategies for my students. My goal is to link my evaluation strategies with the auditory, visual, and tactile modalities of learning. In addition to evaluating students via written tests and handouts for homework, I will also evaluate student understanding though lab practicals that allow students to demonstrate their understanding of application. I will also have the students work on independent projects that allow them to think outside the box (Using a video recorder, create a film that describes transcription of DNA, using any analogies you like).
During the quarter, the students will take two tests. Each test is one sixth of their final mark. The students will be evaluated on completed homework, which will be one sixth of their final mark.The students will conduct four investigative laboratory exercises and hand in respective lab reports. The lab reports will collectively be a third of the final mark. The students will also conduct an independent project of their choice, which will be one sixth of their final mark.
Based on outline above, I would like half of the final mark to be related to hands-on investigations (laboratory exercises and independent project). These exercises build on the students visual and tactile modalities of learning as well as critical thinking skills. I would like the hands on investigations and homework to be two-thirds of the final mark.
My coordinating teacher has a similar policy. A positive is that her curriculum is heavily focused on hands-on activities of application and critical thinking. A negative may be that the students may need more practice in taking tests, since that is how they will be evaluated by the state (NECAP).